Professor Ncoza Dlova

Ncoza Dlova is a Professor, Chief Specialist and Head of department of Dermatology at the Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine (NRMSM), Durban, South Africa. She runs five regional and tertiary Dermatology Outpatients Clinics, and head of department at the largest training academic centre in South Africa. She co-ordinates undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research programmes within the department.

She qualified as a Medical Practitioner and Dermatology Specialist from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban South Africa and was awarded her PhD in 2015. Her research interests are on: Ethnic Skin and Hair, Pigmentation disorders, as well as HIV and Skin. Between 1999 and 2014 she has published numerous articles in scholarly journals on aspects of dermatology; has co-authored two books on skin conditions in HIV/AIDS, 2005 and 2010; contributed chapters in seven books. She reviews articles for several peer review dermatology journals.

She has been invited as a chair/co-chair and speaker at numerous international platforms to present her research work and has published in this area.

Dr Dlova has been identified as one of the top 50 Women achievers and role models at the NRMSM and won a number of grants and medals for best researcher and innovation. She has also received awards as the best Undergraduate and Post graduate teacher from the final year medical students and dermatology residents in 2013 and 2014. She was identified by her department as the best leader in Dermatology in 2013 and 2014. In 2015, the Minister of health in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) awarded the Dermatology department under her leadership as one of the Public Centres of Excellence in KZN after she personally raised funds to the value of $50 000 to refurbish the dilapidated public hospital clinic.

Prof Dlova is the member of the International Society of Dermatology (ISD) and serves as an Executive member for the Maria Duran Fellowship subcommittee, member of the Dermatology Society of South Africa, Skin of Color Society and Women’s Dermatology Society. She is an Executive member of the African Society of Dermatology and Venereology (ASDV). She was the President of the successful and 1st International Dermatology Congress (CCD) held in Durban South Africa in 2012 under the auspices of the ISD.

She is the inaugural President of the newly formed Womens Dermatological Society of South Africa (2015) and an Executive member of the newly formed African Society of Dermatology and Venereology (ASDV), 2016. Prof Dlova has pioneered an initiative to train more than 346 Primaryhealth care practitioners in the province of KwaZulu Natal, together with Direct Relief and Unilever USA as part of the Dermatology outreach programme. In 2016 she has been elected as a member of the prestigious American Academy of Dermatology (ADA) and this was in recognition of her national and international contribution to dermatology. She will be inducted in California in October 2016 together with other 12 international nominees.

Prof Dlova is also the face of the antiskin bleaching campaign which is a partnership and initiative between her department and the Department of health ,UKZN, to embark on a march on the 26th August 2016 to curb the current skin bleaching scourge which has permeated right through the country.

Warm Durban Greetings,
On behalf of the KZN Fashion Council we would like to extend the attached invite for Pure London trade show to designers under the National and Provincial Fashion Councils.
We look forward to the good response and eagerness from the ESTABLISHED designers.
The KZN Fashion Council will be arranging a pavilion to PURE LONDON 2018 which take place in London AROUND END July 2018.
Pure London is the UK’s leading fashion buying event. High calibre fashion buyers from independent and department stores, multiples and e-tailers attend each season, not only to source brands, but also place orders. WESITE: www.purelondon.com
KZNFC is in the process of applying for Sector Specific Assistance Scheme (SSAS) funding for the above-mentioned show and this funding will cover the following costs for exhibitors:
- 100% of the costs of return flights;
- 100% of the costs of ground transport;
- 100% of the rental of the stand;
- 100% of the cost of accommodation;
- 100% of the costs related to the transport of the product to trade show and back;
Please note that approved Well Established companies will be required to pay a R3 000 administration fee to KZNFC. This amount will only be required once the DTI have approved the funding and your company name is included on the approval letter.
Please confirm if you are interested in attending this event by e-mailing Nomqhele Ndlovu at ackie@kznfc.org and we will send you the required application form and checklist.
Please note that the completed SSAS application form, together with supporting documentation, must be submitted by no later than the 2ND FEBRUARY 2018 4PM SHARP!

From over 400 entries received across South Africa, twelve South African fashion industry creatives have been selected to participate in the Threads Accelerator programme, which kicks off this week.
The finalists certainly represent the inspiring diversity of the South African fashion aesthetic - from designers of maternity wear, modesty wear and luxury women ranges, to belts and handbag design houses and denim wear designers, the participants in the inaugural Threads programme have one thing in common – they are each running fashion businesses with enormous potential to become major industry power players.
“Selecting the finalists from the deluge of entries we received was thrilling and somewhat overwhelming – we really had our work cut out for us in whittling the list down to the final 12” comments Tania Habimana, co-founder of the Threads programme “The creativity in the South African fashion industry is world class - all that these entrepreneurs really need is the vital sales, administrative, financial, and marketing rigor that’ll take their businesses to the next level. We at Threads, alongside with our sponsor Standard Bank, and partner Mercedes-Benz, cannot wait to commence this journey with these very deserving entrepreneurs.”
The 12 participants of the Threads – Stitched by Standard Bank accelerator programme are:
1. Anthony Smith of 2Bop – street wear label based in Cape Town. They manufacture and produce headwear, apparel and accessories.
2. Majda Rabin of Chimpel – a Cape Town based luxury leather accessories (belts and handbags) design house. Website: www.chimpel.co.za, Instagram @Chimpel_South Africa, Facebook Chimpel – Luxury Leather Accessories, Twitter @ChimpelM
3. Evans Zemba of Walk In Closet (WIC) Designs, a Port Elizabeth based men & womens leisurewear fashion house , Instagram @wicdesigns
4. Thabo Makhetha of Thabo Makhetha an African luxury brand, well known for her Basotho blanket “Kobo” creations, the brand’s Classic Starburst piece, was nominated for the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2016(MBOISA) at the Design Indaba. Website – Thabomakhetha.com, Instagram @Tmakcc
5. Junior Mmotla of MAMAGASEHOME, a men & womans streetwear fashion range - Twitter/Instagram @Mamagasehome
6. Yamkela Lize of Refined Revolt, an East-London based textile designer and handbag accessory manufacturer. Twitter & Instagram - @refinedrevolt, website www.refinedrevolt.com
7. Asanda Mali of Mal’stones – a Port Elizabeth based body-positive women’s wear fashion house. Instagram/Twitter - @Malstones
8. Tshego Manche of La Manche Clothing a Joburg based premium womanswear fashion house. Instagram - @lamancheofficial, Facebook - La Manche, twitter @LaMancheSA
9. Jacqueline Munsami of JSE Couture – a Durban based fashion house that has three lines, Jacqui Emmanuel Couture, Jacqui Emmanuel Pret n’ Porter and Emmanuel Sportsluxe. Their prints are exclusive to their label, as are their laser cuts, embroidery and embossing. Instagram: @Emmaneulsportsluxe, Facebook Jacqui Emmanel ii, Website www.jacquiemmanuel.com
10. Lyndall Moodley of Hannah Grace Maternity, a Durban based maternity wear designed to provide expectant and nursing mothers with comfortable, affordable and versatile clothing. Website - www.hannahgrace-sa.com
11. Sabiha Badsha of Haya Collective , a Johannesburg based contemporary modest wear brand – website www.hayacollective.com , Instagram, Facebook & Twitter - @HayaCollective
12. Tshepo Mohlala of Tshepo the Jeanmaker – a premium lifestyle denim brand with strong roots in South Africa.

Today is an honor for the KZNFC to announce that our development and mentorship beneficiary designer @Samuel Lebakeng Mosala has made it to the top 3 of the Intern South Africa. The KZNFC would like to thank him for all his hard work, and determination. Tonight let us all join in and help @samuellebakeng bring The Intern South Africa title home. All you have to is Tweet and Facebook #TeamSam

Durban Designer Treasure Cindy is looking for an Assisting fashion Intern who understands basics in pattern making/cutting️ / Garment Technology🖍 / Grading and Garment construction.
Could be fresh from college or experienced person.
Has to be in Durban and easy to get to the Musgrave area.
Please urgently mail Treasure if you are interested with documents fitting requirements and think you could kill this thing 💯.
treasurecindi@gmail.com
Subject :Assisting fashion intern

The THE AFRICA FASHION EXCHANGE is a market intelligence, thought-leadership, business exchange and market access platform program driven by the KwaZulu-Natal Fashion Council. It is key to the survival of the Fashion Industry in the Province, the country and the continent. It is envisaged to solve the most inherent challenge of the industry, with most of South African and African designers not getting the necessary exposure and platforms to market their products, exchange business ideas and set the agenda for the fashion sector in sub-Saharan Africa.